How To Install openmsx-data on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openmsx-data on Kali Linux.

What is openmsx-data

openmsx-data is:

openMSX is an open source MSX emulator that uses a unique emulation model, which tries to achieve the highest level of accuracy possible.

This package provides data that openmsx needs to run.

There are three methods to install openmsx-data on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install openmsx-data Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install openmsx-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install openmsx-data

Install openmsx-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install openmsx-data using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install openmsx-data

Install openmsx-data Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install openmsx-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openmsx-data

How To Uninstall openmsx-data on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the openmsx-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove openmsx-data

Uninstall openmsx-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall openmsx-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openmsx-data

Remove openmsx-data Configurations and Data

To remove openmsx-data configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge openmsx-data

Remove openmsx-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove openmsx-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openmsx-data

Dependencies

openmsx-data have the following dependencies:

• ttf-bitstream-vera

References

• openmsx-data website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install openmsx-data package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.